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New legislation would end over $110 billion in handouts to fossil fuels
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) announced legislation that is by far the most comprehensive attempt to end subsidies for the fo…
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Nuclear industry suffers major defeat in Iowa
Despite intense industry lobbying, Iowa Legislature adjourns without passing ill-advised nuclear ‘cost recovery’ bill Des Moines, Iowa — In a major blow to the nuclear industry, the Iowa Legisla…
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Fossil fuel subsidies: a social justice perspective
Friends of the Earth has long been at the forefront of the effort to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies. These subsidies perpetuate our dependence on the dirty energy sources of the past, rob us of our c…
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Irvine Council pushes Edison to reveal non-nuclear summer electricity plan
Irvine, Calif. — The heat is on Southern California Edison tonight as it presents its energy efficiency plans to Irvine City Council — one day after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair shot d…
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TransCanada moves to steamroll application for controversial Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The State Department today confirmed that Canadian pipeline firm TransCanada has submitted its re-application to the department for the transboundary, northern leg of the Keystone…
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TransCanada secretly moves forward with permits for Keystone XL southern segment amid EPA Region 6’s previous objections
The Army Corps of Engineers has confirmed that Canadian oil firm TransCanada has submitted applications to Corps district offices in Tulsa, Galveston, and Ft. Worth for a Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP…
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Sustained pressure by non-profits forces change in FDA nanotech policy
FDA has a responsibility to ensure that these potentially dangerous products are not sold in stores without more clarity about their safety and labeling.
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Danger from spent nuclear fuel lingers long after memory of disaster fades
Bob Alvarez serves as a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies and as a senior analyst at Friends of the Earth, focusing on nuclear disarmament, the safety risks of nuclear reactors and, i…
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New report on land grabbing in Kalangala, Uganda
Friends of the Earth International released a new report earlier this week, titled Land, Life and Justice, revealing the environmental degradation and human rights violations that are the result of l…
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Broad opposition speaks out against E15 bill
On Thursday, April 19th the House subcommittee on the environment and economy held a hearing on H.R. 4345, the Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012, which provides liability protection for oil compan…